myeloma
noun/ˌmaɪəˈləʊmə/
/ˌmaɪəˈləʊmə/
[countable, uncountable] (plural myelomas, myelomata
(medical)/ˌmaɪəˈləʊmətə/
/ˌmaɪəˈləʊmətə/
)- a type of cancer found as a tumour inside the boneWord Originmid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek muelos ‘marrow’ + -oma.
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